Algorithm (PSEUDOCODE HELP) (1 Viewer)

[higherpeak]

For software homework I need to create a pseudocode algorithm which reads a list of best scores (up to 5) from a sequential file and determines whether the current score (in a game) should be inserted into the list (leaderboard)

USING:
Algorithm from the HSC Past Paper:

BEGIN swap(x)
  temp = TOPPLAYERS[x]
  TOPPLAYERS[x] = TOPPLAYERS[x-1]
  TOPPLAYERS[x-1] = temp
END swap

IF newscore > TOPPLAYERS[10].totalscore THEN
  TOPPLAYERS[10].totalscore = newscore
  TOPPLAYERS[10].name = newname
  found = false
  x =10
  WHILE found = false AND x > 1
     IF TOPPLAYERS(x).totalscore > TOPPLAYERS[x – 1].totalscore THEN
         swap(x)
          x = x – 1
     ELSE 
          found = true 
     ENDIF 
   ENDWHILE
ENDIF

And the Standard Sequential File Algorithms (via Course Specifications page 65-66)
https://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu..../software-design-development-course-specs.pdf

 

[dwades]

so... what is your question?